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Presented by School Librarians: Bonnie Magagna, Jillian Mandelkern , and Jesse Lumsden

The PTA Can Help Our Students Read to Succeed!.

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Presented by School Librarians: Bonnie Magagna, Jillian Mandelkern , and Jesse Lumsden

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  1. The PTA Can Help Our Students Read to Succeed! "School libraries help teachers teach and children learn. Children and teachers need library resources--especially books--and the expertise of a librarian to succeed. Books, information technology and school librarians who are part of the schools' professional team are basic ingredients for student achievement." Presented by School Librarians: Bonnie Magagna, Jillian Mandelkern, and Jesse Lumsden

  2. Objectives • Necessary to improve History of Europe section in the high school media center to supplement multiple curriculum needs • Holocaust study in English 10 and World History 10 • World War I study in English 12 • World War I and II study across History classes • Requesting $800 to purchase books, DVDs, and a magazine subscription that will enhance collection • Additions will provide more current materials that are better suited for student research • Teachers need materials that will enrich instruction

  3. Current Status of History of Europe Collection ( Dewey Classification 940-949)

  4. Consider the Research Pennsylvania middle schools with the best PSSA reading scores spend twice as much on their school libraries as the lowest scoring schools. (Lance) Scores on standardized reading and English tests in the schools included in one study tended to increase when libraries in the schools had newer books, and were open and staffed more hours during the school week. (North Carolina - Burgin)

  5. Meeting PDE School Library Program Standards The size of the library staff and collection matter. The more resources available to the students, the higher they score on standardized tests. Your investment = academic achievement

  6. PDE School Library Program Guidelines

  7. Materials Needed Average Cost: $27 per book $73 per Reference book$45 per DVD (multi-disk) Number of items requested: 12 books 7 Documentary DVDs (many multi-disk sets) 1 Journal subscription (6 issues)

  8. Resources Used PDE Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Guidelines for Pennsylvania School Library Programs. N.p.: Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2010. Print. Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney, and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. (2000). Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs & Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools. Greensburg, PA: Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries Burgin, Robert and Pauletta Brown Bracy. (2003). An Essential Connection: How Quality School Library Media Programs Improve Student Achievement in North Carolina. Spring, TX: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

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